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Easy To Make Thanksgiving Leaf Wreath
This
wreath is perfect for adding a little bit of contemporary flair to
your front door. It is also inexpensive to make because you can
use an old frame that has had the glass broken, or you can get a
cheap frame from a dollar store.
What You Will Need
1. A frame with the glass taken out
2. Brown paint
3. White paint
4. Fake autumn leaves
5. Paintbrush
6. Hot glue gun
7. Extra hot glue gun sticks
8. Fake red berry branches
9. Wooden acorn
10. Fishing line
11. Newspaper
Directions:
1. Put the newspaper down on the area where you will be
working. This will help keep the paint and glue from getting
everywhere.
2. If your frame is not already brown paint the sides of the frame
with the brown paint. This is to help keep the color tones
consistent.
3. While you are waiting for the frame to dry, paint the bottom
part of the acorn brown.
4. Mix the brown paint with a little bit of white paint to create
a lighter shade of brown for the acorn top.
5. Paint the acorn top.
6. Set the acorn aside to dry.
7. When the frame is dry, begin hot gluing leaves to the frame.
You will want to alternate the directions the leaves face, and try
not to put the same type of leaves right next to each other.
8. When you have covered the entire frame, set the frame aside so
that the glue can dry.
9. Cut small bunches of berries; it looks best to have an odd
number grouping such as five, seven, or nine berries.
10. Glue the berry bunches to the bottom of the wreath leaving a
gap between the tow groups for the acorn.
11. Glue the acorn in between the berry bunches.
12. Tie the fishing line onto the top of the frame so that a loop
is created for hanging the wreath on the door. If your frame
already has a hook for hanging, this step can be skipped.
Variations
Other variations can be done to create a unique wreath. A bow
can be added under the acorn in a complementing autumn color. Or,
the berries and acorn can be left off, and a different
thanksgiving ornament such as a small bunch of dried and bound
wheat or a mini cornucopia can be hung from the top so that it
looks as if it is being framed by the wreath. There is also the
option of using other autumn items to glue on in place of the
leaves, such as corn husks, dried lavender or other flowers,
miniature fake pumpkins, apples or other gourds and squashes,
dried wheat, or dried cattails. The frame can also be hung in
different directions. It can be hung from the corner. Putting a
small bow in the corner it is hanging from will help it look as if
it should be this way. This orientation looks especially good with
square frames. The wreath can also be hung so that the long edge
of the rectangle is parallel to the ground. This looks especially
good if the ornament you want the wreath to frame is relatively
wide.
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